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Smoke-N-Fire · 10-07-2002, 11:01 PM

I am wondering if anyone has had a lwb truck painted by Maaco, recently. I am considering painting my truck and then selling it. I woudl do all the prep work, and wonder what it would cost to get the truck painted a nice blue. Thanks
--Smoke and Fire

mikep · 10-07-2002, 11:11 PM

Selling it? Are you deft? Why sell it after you get it painted?

Longhorn Man · 10-07-2002, 11:14 PM

Mike, if you had a Macco paint job, you'd want to sell it too.

Smoke-N-Fire · 10-07-2002, 11:26 PM

I am thinking of selling it as I can't afford to fix it up and keep it. It is a 1970 GMC LWB, 2wd with no rust, ever and 73K miles. I am in alaska and think I can get a decent price if it was all beautiful. I might just put a new front clip on it and sell it like that, or keep it like that. My father has a factory tach I am going to install and the truck will eventually recieve power steering and brakes. Its a nice truck with little work to do, I just don't have the time and would like to pocket a little of the change. =0-) I am considering maaco as they are less expensive. I appreciate any thoughts, including what I might get for this truck painted and not painted, as well as what the painting might cost.
Thanks
Smoke-N-Fire

Spoof · 10-07-2002, 11:31 PM

Personaly I think it would be just as well to leave it unpainted, especially if it's low milage and mostly rust free. If you paint it a buyer may be more suspicious as to what they're getting, secondly it may be hard to re-coup what you spend on the paint job. That's one way to look at it anyhow.

Longhorn Man · 10-07-2002, 11:49 PM

I would be more willing to spend cash on a stock painted vehicle than a quicky paint job vehicle.
Cheap paint can (and normally does) hide more damage than anyone really wants.
I vote to leave the body alone.

mikep · 10-07-2002, 11:58 PM

I say if you dont want to spend $4000 on a perfect paint job then go for the maaco. Paint this old is crap anyway no matter what the mileage and as long as your'e doing the prep work you know whats under the paint so what the hell. I Dont know the market in AK but spend the $1000 or so your prep materials and the Maaco paint job will cost and you might find yourself liking it so much you pull your head out of your keister and decide to keep it.

10-07-2002, 11:01 PM	#1
Smoke-N-Fire Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anchorage,AK,USA Posts: 14	Painting a 1970 LWB I am wondering if anyone has had a lwb truck painted by Maaco, recently. I am considering painting my truck and then selling it. I woudl do all the prep work, and wonder what it would cost to get the truck painted a nice blue. Thanks --Smoke and Fire

10-07-2002, 11:11 PM	#2
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	Selling it? Are you deft? Why sell it after you get it painted? __________________ No truck :-(

10-07-2002, 11:31 PM	#5
Spoof Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Victoria,BC, Canada Posts: 1,300	Personaly I think it would be just as well to leave it unpainted, especially if it's low milage and mostly rust free. If you paint it a buyer may be more suspicious as to what they're getting, secondly it may be hard to re-coup what you spend on the paint job. That's one way to look at it anyhow. __________________ 71 GMC 1500 LWB

10-07-2002, 11:58 PM	#7
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	I say if you dont want to spend $4000 on a perfect paint job then go for the maaco. Paint this old is crap anyway no matter what the mileage and as long as your'e doing the prep work you know whats under the paint so what the hell. I Dont know the market in AK but spend the $1000 or so your prep materials and the Maaco paint job will cost and you might find yourself liking it so much you pull your head out of your keister and decide to keep it. __________________ No truck :-(

10-07-2002, 11:14 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Mike, if you had a Macco paint job, you'd want to sell it too.

10-07-2002, 11:26 PM	#4
Smoke-N-Fire Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anchorage,AK,USA Posts: 14	I am thinking of selling it as I can't afford to fix it up and keep it. It is a 1970 GMC LWB, 2wd with no rust, ever and 73K miles. I am in alaska and think I can get a decent price if it was all beautiful. I might just put a new front clip on it and sell it like that, or keep it like that. My father has a factory tach I am going to install and the truck will eventually recieve power steering and brakes. Its a nice truck with little work to do, I just don't have the time and would like to pocket a little of the change. =0-) I am considering maaco as they are less expensive. I appreciate any thoughts, including what I might get for this truck painted and not painted, as well as what the painting might cost. Thanks Smoke-N-Fire

10-07-2002, 11:49 PM	#6
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I would be more willing to spend cash on a stock painted vehicle than a quicky paint job vehicle. Cheap paint can (and normally does) hide more damage than anyone really wants. I vote to leave the body alone.



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